AwesomeMeat
PossumMeat
Weird. I've been playing a lot of ED with the Vive and haven't experienced anything like what you are describing. I hope you can figure it out... there is no way I could go back to a monitor for ED.
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Elite Dangerous: Horizons |OT| Just scratching the surface
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Weird. I've been playing a lot of ED with the Vive and haven't experienced anything like what you are describing. I hope you can figure it out... there is no way I could go back to a monitor for ED.
And for me it just does not click with the Vive. The low res and graphical glitches are just too much for me. Not to mention IF I play ED then for some larger amound of time, and the Vive is not really comfortable for >1hour use.
Dreams-Visions
Member
So is it time for me to start rebuilding my Alliance rep?
Stream is up!
https://www.youtube.com/frontierdevelopments/live
Talking about the Beluga Liner right now.
https://www.youtube.com/frontierdevelopments/live
Talking about the Beluga Liner right now.
We space toruism now.
Mr. Luchador
Member
I'm good with that! I can't wait to take people to all the horrible dusty craters I've found.
I imagine they'll either be combined or 2.4 will move to next year.
Ah drats, I was hoping to get in for season 3 but looks like there's still a bit of waiting to go...
Pretty sure Season 3 will still come in the new year. They need cash flow, no SC ship.jpeg money.
The way it's going probably by June next year then.
They got that roller coaster game to bring in dollars so ED can take a little bit of a delay.
Station interface has changed a bit, nicer font.
Engaging hyperdrive now tells you in the upper right what the security level of the destination system is. Rad!
Hyperspace animation now has the destination star at the end of the tunnel complete with correct star class/color. Rad!
Engaging hyperdrive now tells you in the upper right what the security level of the destination system is. Rad!
Hyperspace animation now has the destination star at the end of the tunnel complete with correct star class/color. Rad!
It looked like the ship automatically pointed towards the star before jumping, too.
I love those little changes.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Unfortunate for Frontier. I expect they would like to have an annual cash infusion but it's not going to happen this year clearly.
Outch, no 2.3/The Commanders in 2016 would be hella disappointing.
Camp Freddie
Member
The Viper just doesn't have enough modules to do anything except be a short-range fighter.
I've not kept up to date with the small ships, but the Cobra Mk3 was the ultimate cheap jack-of-all-trades ship for trying out different aspects of the game. Good jump range (when upgraded), good combat (not quite as good as a Viper), very fast (can outrun anything you can't outfight), lots of module space to upgrade however you want.
I kept upgrading my Cobra (instead of switching to a Diamondback or whatever) because it seemed better than most other ships in the price range. I still have it stashed away somewhere and it's worth about 8 million with all the A-grade stuff I put in it.
This is what makes the most sense for barren planets though. I know you meant that it's not what the game actually needs to flesh out exploration, but it's not the focus of the update.
Plus the lack of intersting geological features is mainly responsible for planets feeling like nothing more than heightmaps at the moment, so I'd be happy even if it was just a cosmetic thing.
I really want atmospheric planets, I just hope they are in season 3.
Yeah, that's true. I guess I'm just a little triggered by them saying it's an exploration addition. Which is true in the most basic almost political sense. If they have other additions to exploration to announce or show at some point they really should have kept that slide for that moment rather than a "Oh and exploration is getting some love too!" type of bs in a completely unrelated stream. /rant
I doubt that'll happen. I also don't really want it to happen because I really want space legs.
Yep, space legs are a much, much higher priority. Getting people to feel like the universe and your ship is finally lived in is far more important than heat effects on your ship as you burn through the atmosphere etc. Game really needs a social space for people to meet and hang out and npcs interacting, trading, living.
Still a grind for better ships and now better equipment via Engineers. If you need strict goals driving you forward, that is(most do as the gameplay loop isn't quite there yet). We're slowly getting to the point where the framework is mostly complete for the most basic foundations and content will be plugged in "Soon". Still multiple expansions before we really get there IMO. Maybe next season.
As for "immediate" release tourism/passenger missions and ship launched fighters in October.
wesleyshark
Banned
This. Completely agree. Landing on rocky worlds pulled in a couple of my friends into buying the game, but the rest of them who say they are interested aren't going to make the dive in until we can walk around or at least have more control over our characters and interacting with other players.
Spoilers
Fighters:
Fighters can be controlled by player or AI pilots you can hire.
max. 10 fighters in hangar
3 fighters available: F63 Condor, Imperial Fighter, new Fighter Taipan (most powerful of them)
Stations:
new civilian stations
military installations
shipyards
Transport missions:
passengers
VIPs, VIPs demand special treatment. If they aren't happy with your performance they might eject with a rescue capsule.
new ship Beluga liner
only Beluga liner & Orca can be equipped with luxury compartments
Misc:
automatic ship transfers between stations
fines can be payed over distance
Thargoids?
We'll get more information about aliens on Sunday.
Fighters:
Fighters can be controlled by player or AI pilots you can hire.
max. 10 fighters in hangar
3 fighters available: F63 Condor, Imperial Fighter, new Fighter Taipan (most powerful of them)
Stations:
new civilian stations
military installations
shipyards
Transport missions:
passengers
VIPs, VIPs demand special treatment. If they aren't happy with your performance they might eject with a rescue capsule.
new ship Beluga liner
only Beluga liner & Orca can be equipped with luxury compartments
Misc:
automatic ship transfers between stations
fines can be payed over distance
Thargoids?
We'll get more information about aliens on Sunday.
Not yet.
wesleyshark
Banned
These two things right here. Yessass
Most of us don't fuck with powerplay due to the annoyance of interdictions. That and the bonuses and merit grind per week is rough. Just make sure those trade bonuses aren't just passive in that powers space compared to something you need to achieve via merit level. Someone here should know more.
wesleyshark
Banned
I've yet to pledge to anyone. I'm pretty content just hauling stuff around and making quick cash for the moment, as I'm building a bank to fund my future deep exploration trips.
wesleyshark
Banned
Ship transfer is huge. Definitely agree about storage... Would be nice to have that as well. Some sort of garage or module locker system.
Ragnar Blackmane
Member
I joined Aisling Duval after I got my Imperial Courier and was more than able to handle any power play AI interceptions. Being part of a power and collecting merit provides you with (most of the time) pretty cool equipment (Aisling's Prismatic Shields are awesome, especially with the shield heavy Imperial ships), nice bonuses (like higher bounty payout) and can be very fun from a roleplaying perspective (main reason I joined Aisling) and a pretty hefty payout a week or two later if you decide to put in even a few hours of earning merit. If you're willing to coordinate yourself with the active powerplay playerbase (each faction has it's own subreddit, that's a good starting point) you'll have plenty to do and keep yourself motivated in the game outside of the usual grinding/dicking around. Joining PP also provides you with additional high quality ship conflict zones for undermining/earning merit depending on the PP power.
That said you'll be constantly intercepted from then on, so if you're primarily a miner or trader than joining a faction is pretty bad news unless you are a combat trader (e.g. Cobra MK3 or Imperial Clipper or similar ships, no Type-6/7/9 Space trucks) or want some action to spice things up and free merits and bounty cash. You'll will probably be attacked by players in Federation/Empire space if you joined a power of the opposing nation, though you can usually talk yourself in most situations (having a high bounty or facing the occasional rare psychotic mass murdering maniac are much more problematic).
In any way it's definitely not something you want to do in an Adder. If you're in a combat capable Cobra Mk3, Viper Mk.4 (perhaps even a MK3 or Imperial Eagle if you are a really good in combat) or above ship then you'll be fine if you like frequent combat.
Currently I only collect the occasional bounty at a nav point. My plan was to save up for a Cobra and then get more involved in fighting. Maybe that is the point I should wait for before I join a faction.
StonedRider
Member
Yeeah, module storage would be very useful! I've bought another Asp just to store my upgraded A6 shield generator, because I do not need it in exploration version of the ship. Actually, I do not need it at all on the Asp, but upgrade is too good to sell it.
As for fighers, will NPC ships have this fighters too? You engage wanted NPC Anaconda, it unexpectedly launches 5 fighters and you are fucked.
What if you take control of fighter and your mother ship is destroyed?
Ragnar Blackmane
Member
If you want to get into combat as your primary focus then I'd rather pick a Viper MK 3 ( Cobra MK4 is a jack of all trades master of none kinda ship that has much weaker shields and unlike the Cobra MK3 finds it much harder to flee from things it can't face. It is also much, much more expensive to fully upgrade than the Viper equivalent (Viper MK4)). Being able to buy a new ship means jack when you can't upgrade it to decent levels (A/B class on essential components, C on rest) right away due to lack of funds, so I would really advice against jumping to either a Viper or Cobra MK4 right away.
If you want to do some trading or even better smuggling with the occasional nav beacon action then the Cobra is alright.
The ideal progression for combat heavy players is Sidewinder/Eagle-> (Imperial Eagle)/Viper Mk3 -> Viper MK 4/(Diamondback Explorer) -> Imperial Courier/Vulture (though vulture costs TWICE as much as the Courier to fully upgrade if you can deal with the Empire reputation requirement, 20 instead of 10 millions, and the Courier is far more fun to play IMO).
wesleyshark
Banned
Next livestream is in ~20min
Considering most of my trading has been data and not cargo (for some reason I got great deals on those missions where I am at), maybe he Viper MK3 would be the better choice. Then I could do more combat which I do want.
Felix Lighter
Member
Passenger missions actually look to be pretty well fleshed out. I hope that level of attention starts to pop up with other mission types.
Felix Lighter
Member
Cobra MK III is very similar in combat capabilities, with worse hardpoint placement if you are using fixed weapons but is much more flexible. It's a huge game changer early game. Viper Mk III is cheaper and better shields but it is a pure combat ship. Limited internals and limited jump range.
Also, Live Stream started.
It's also 3 times more expansive, so fitting that thing right away would be a challenge. Well I could just get it and then do more trading before I can fit it. So far I was able to avoid combat during my trade missions.
How would people here fit a Cobra MK III that is used for trading missions and some combat?
wesleyshark
Banned
Nothing new talked about so far, aside from tourism nav beacons.